{"id":31330,"date":"2025-12-01T08:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/?page_id=31330"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:24:09","slug":"turf-ornamental-pat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/pesticide-safety\/turf-ornamental-pat\/","title":{"rendered":"Turf &amp; Outdoor Ornamental Pest Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading31330_7df107-f9\">Tuesday, February 3rd, 1:00 pm &#8211; 4:00 pm <br>Online<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Board of Pesticides Control are pleased to host a virtual recertification training covering turf and outdoor ornamental pest management. 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